1. David has already left the party
2. I haven't received his letter yet
3. Has the manager come to the office yet?
4. We have already seen that film
5. Laura hasn't found a job yet
6. Has it stopped raining yet?
I . Make the sentences using the present perfect with already or yet
1. My son / start / talking
2. You / see / that film
3. They / not / sell / all the tickets
4. My father / buy / new expensive car
5. She / go / Brazil ?
6. They / make / good new record
7. She / not / reply / my letter
8. You see / the president ?
9. We / sign / the contract
10. You / read / that / interesting book ?
19. We were very tired last night because we (play)....football in the afternoon.
20. Linda wasn't at home then. If she (be).... at home, I (visit).... her.
21. I (meet) .... him twice before I (leave) .... for London.
22. When we (come).... to the movies, the film already (begin)....
23. After I (finish).... my breakfast, I (get)..... ready to go to school.
24. If I (not/ be)..... buzy, I would have come.
25. He (leave).... his office after he (read).... the report.
26. He (go).... to the railway station yesterday morning but the train (start)....
27. The manager already (leave) ..... for the conference before we (get)... to the office.
28. If we (meet).... Lan, she wouldn't have been unhappy.
29. I didn't meet Sleve because when I (arrive)...., he (go) .... to school.
30. This room (paint).... since the last time I (be) ..... here.
31. If you had finished it yesterday, you (not/ have).... to come back.
32. Miss Snow (type)... ten letters before lunchtime yesterday.
33. The train (start)..... before we (arrive)..... at the station.
34. The film already (begin).... when we (get).... to the cinema.
35. He said that he (see)... that man before.
36. Mr Brown (die).... after he (be).... ill for a long time.
37. By December 1st last year, he (work)...... in the bank for 5 years.
38. He discovered to his horror that he (eat)..... a fly.
39. He (do).... nothing before he (see).... me.
40. I realised that I (see)..... that woman before.
1. when you (come) back, he already(buy)a new house
2. I (hope) it (stop)raining by 5o'clock this afternoon
3. by next month I (leave) for India
4.The film (end) by the time we (get) there
5. we (start) our plan next week
1. When the telephone rang. I just (finish) my homework.
2. Peter's father had his ole bicycle (repair).
3. When we (come) Tom already (have) dinner.
4. After she (finish) her work, she (leave) the office.
5. As soon as it (stop) raining the workers went on with their work.
I . Complete the dialogues using the present perfect or past simple
1. A : ............ ( you / see ) the Titanic yet ?
B : Yes , I ............ ( see ) it in 1999
2. A : What ............ ( you / do ) last night
B : I ............. ( have ) some coffee with my friends
3. A : I like my job very much
B : How long .......... ( work / you ) there ?
4. A : .......... ( you / hear ) anything from Ann ?
B : No , I ............. ( not / receive ) any letters from her since we ............... ( leave ) school
5. A : ............... ( you / ever / take ) in underground train in London
B : Yes , I ........... ( take ) it last month
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1. The bell is ringing . I must stop ( do )................my homework ( answer ) ............... the phone
2. The statue ( break ) ..... while it ( more ) ....... to another room in the museum .
3. The manager asked me ( wait )............ for him outside his office.
4. The last time I ( meet ) ....... her was in 2000
5. We ( already / finish ) ........... our work
6. You should practise ( speak )................. English everyday
7. My friend ( not visit ) ............. me since he ( move ) ................ to another town
8. While my mother and I ( match ).................. a film on TV last night , our aunt in the USA ( phone ) .............
9. The dictionaries ( buy ) ..... yesterday
10. It was a nice day, so we decided ( go ).................... for a walk
Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Past Tense:
24. I (say)________, "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
25. The waitress (tell)________ us to come back in two hours.
26. My client and I slowly (walk)________ back to the car.
27. Then we (see)________ a small grocery store.
28. We (stop)________ in the grocery store and (buy)________ some sandwiches.
29. That (be)________ better than waiting for two hours.
30. I (not go)________ to school last Sunday.
31. ________She (get)________ married last year?
32. What________ you (do)________ last night?- I (do)________ my homework.
33. I (love)________ him but no more.
34. Yesterday, I (get)________ up at 6 and (have)________ breakfast at 6.30.
35. Tom (not shave)________ this morning because he (not have)________ time
36. Where)________ you (go)________?
37. I (be)________ hungry, so I (buy)________ something to eat
38. She (not invite)________ her to the party
39. ________ they (be)________ at work yesterday?
40. We all (leave)________ the party at 11 o’clock
41. I (be)________ angry because Tom and Ann (be)________ late
42. What)________ you (do)________ at the weekend?
43. They (sell)________ their house
44. Professor Kenneth (teach)________ another class last year.
45. We (spend)________ two weeks in JAPAN.
46. The rain (stop)________ in the middle of the afternoon.
47. We (speak)________ to our friends last night.
48. I (realize)________ my error at once.
49. We (eat)________ lunch at the cafeteria with them.
50. He (drive)________ his car to work yesterday.
51. Albert Einstein (die)________ in 1955.
52. Tom (go)________ to the post office twice yesterday.
53. My car (break)________ down this morning on the way to work.
54. I (see)________ her last year.
55. What________ you (do)________ yesterday?
56. You (watch)________ TV last night?
57. She (be)________ born in 1980.
58. We (study)________ almost every lesson in this book so far.
59. We (watch, never)________ that television program.
60. We (watch)________ an interesting program on television last night.
61. My wife and I (travel)________ to Mexico by air last Summer.
62. I (read)________ that novel again during my last vacation.
63. I (have)________ a little trouble with my car last week.
64. However, I (have)________ no trouble with my car since then.
65. He (work)________ all day yesterday.
EXERCISE 4: Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect & Simple Past Tenses.
1. I (wait)________ for two hours, but she (not come)________ yet.
2. He (write)________ a book since last year.
3. How long_________ you (learn)________ English?
4. Tom (already finish)________ his homework.
5. I (read)________ the novel written by Jack London several times before.
6. Mai (never be)________ in Hanoi.
7. She (study)________ Korean for two years.
8. How many times you (see)________ him since he went to Edinburgh?
9. We are from French. We (be)________ there for 20 years.
10. I am sorry. I (forget)________ that girl’s name already.
11. Mai (lose)________ her dictionary.
MR. BEAN’S MATERIALS – Exercises on Verb-Tenses
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12. I (wait)________ for the manager for two hours.
13. ________ you (ever, see)________ a lion?
14. I (work)________ very hard for the exam.
15. I (live)________ here since 1970.
16. ________ you (be) to the zoo?
17. I’m afraid you (look)________ at the wrong one.
18. Why are the police here? What (happen)________?
19. Please stay for dinner, Jane (cook)________ a lovely meal.
20. He (learn)________ English for three years, but he can’t even read a newspaper yet.
21. My teacher (teach)________ English at this school for six years.
22. Michael (study)________ English for six month now.
23. Up the present, George (do)________ good work in this class.
24. Our present boss (work)________ in this company all of his life.
EXERCISE 5: Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Past & Past Perfect:
1. When the police (arrive)________, the car (go)________.
2. They (eat)________ everything by the time I (arrive)________ at the party
3. When I (find)________ my purse, someone (take)________ the money out of it.
4. By the time I (get)________ into my town, the shop (close)________.
5. They (go)________ after they (finish)________ their work.
6. He (do)________ nothing before he (see)________ me.
7. When they (get)________ the station, the train (leave)________.
EXERCISE 6: Put the verbs in brackets into Gerund, To Infinitive & Bare Infinitive.
1. I hope (have)________ a job
2. Try to avoid (make)________ him angry.
3. He thinks of (leave)________ his job.
4. Would you mind (show)________ me how (work)________ the lift?
5. It's no use (wait)________.
6. I hate (see)________ a child (cry)________.
7. I'm looking forward to (see)________ you.
8. He warned her (not touch)________ the wire.
9. Gravity makes water (run)________ downhill.
10. Please let me (know)________ your decision.
11. It is difficult (please)________ every body.
12. We are eager (return)________ to school in the fall.
13. Stop (argue)________ and start (work)________.
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III . Complete the sentences with the right form of the verb in brackets
1 . War and Peace ( be ) ...................... my favorite novel . It ( write ) ............................by Tolstoy . I think it is the most interesting novel I ( ever / read )..................................................
2 . They ( offer ) ................................... me the job , but I don't think I ( accept ) ................................it .
3 . I ( always /do ) well in exams , even when I ( not / study ) .............................for them .
4 . Look at the traffic ! We ( be ) ......................................late for school .
5 . We ( have ) ....................................three major snowstorms so far this winter . I wonder how many more we ( have ) ..............................
6 . She ( already / miss ) ................................. too many classes . She ( miss ) ........................................two classes this week .
7 . A : Who wants to erase the board ? Are there any volunteers ?
B : I ( do ) .............................it .
8 . A : Why does he have an eraser in his hand ?
B : He ( clean ) ........................................the board.
9 . There is a hole in the bottom of the boat . It is filling up with waret very quickly . It ( sink ) ..............................................
10 . I ( not / see )..........................................................................Jane since Monday .
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5, we just (decide) ..... that we (undertake) ...... the job
6, he told me that he (take)...... a trip to california the following week
7 , i knew that this road (be) ...... to narrow
11 , The traffic was very heavy . By the time i (get) ..... to Mary's party , everyone already (arrive) .....
12, i will graduate in june . I (see) ..... you in july . By the time i (see) ..... you , i (graduate) ....
13 , i (visit) ...... my uncle's home regularly when i (be) ..... a child
14, That book (be) ...... on the table for weeks . You (not read) ..... it yet ?
18, the car (be) ...... ready for him by the time he (come) ..... tomorrow
19, on arriving at home i (find) ..... that she just (leave) ...... a few minutes before
21. it (rain) .... hard . We can't do anything until it (stop) .......
23, that evening we (stay) .... up to talk about the town where he (live) ..... for some years
24, i (sit) ..... down for a rest while the shoes (repair) .....
25, half way to the office Paul (turn) ..... round and (go) ...... back home because he (forget) ....... to turn the gas off
